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Josh Hartnett Couldn't Walk for 10 Days During 'Verity' Filming
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In Short: Josh Hartnett revealed he suffered from severe food poisoning during the filming of 'Verity,' leaving him unable to walk for a week.
Josh Hartnett recently disclosed on SiriusXM's Front Row podcast that he experienced severe food poisoning during the filming of 'Verity,' which left him unable to walk for 10 days.
Director Michael Showalter corroborated Hartnett's account, emphasizing the challenging conditions the actor faced while filming.
In the psychological thriller 'Verity,' Hartnett plays Jeremy Crawford, a fisherman who must protect his community from an unidentified sea creature.
Hartnett's illness was so severe that he required significant rest during filming, impacting his ability to fully participate in the production.
Despite the health challenges, Hartnett expressed that the experience was enjoyable overall, noting that the hardships may have added to the film's authenticity.
Hartnett previously mentioned that the illness he endured while filming 'Verity' was particularly severe, emphasizing the difficulty of balancing recovery with the demands of the production.
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- Meanwhile, director Michael Showalter revealed what days on set were like for Hartnett, who starred opposite Anne Hathaway 's Verity Crawford and Dakota Johnson 's Lowen Ashleigh.
- Josh Hartnett stars as a fisherman who must fight to hold his close-knit community together when an unidentified sea creature begins terrorizing his hometown.
- Josh Hartnett detailed the "terrible" illness that he struggled through while filming Verity alongside Anne Hathaway and Dakota Johnson.
- As the actor reflected on starring as Jeremy Crawford in the new movie Verity, he shared insight into filming the Colleen Hoover adaptation amid a harrowing illness.
- "Josh was battling some very, very, very serious thing." Although the Pearl Harbor actor struggled with filming while he recovered, he previously emphasized how much fun he had working on the psychological thriller romance.
- "So I sometimes feel like that knits the experience together a little bit beforehand." As fans grab some popcorn to watch Verity, keep reading for more movies to watch this year.